![]() That’s the epitome of having your weight in your toes, you could call it being ‘ungrounded’. “Imagine a hot air balloon filling up with air, so much so that it lifts off the ground. James Anderson, he gave the example of a hot air balloon for someone who is not weighting into their heels: ![]() In speaking with a clinician I’ve worked with on my own body care needs, Dr. If your posture is such that you have your bodyweight more forward of your heels, you’re going to find that your calves are tight. There is an astounding amount of information being relayed to your brain from your feet which your brain responds to because, as you know now, your body is always responding to the signals it receives.Īn important signal that tells your brain to tighten or relax your calf muscles is whether or not your bodyweight rests in your heels. Notice the significant differences in range of motion (stiffness versus flexibility) in all of the joints we assessed before and after walking in the shoes. To show you how impactful shoes are, here is a video from my Shoe Assessment day I had with my clinician. This can contribute to responses like tight calves, stiff ankles, injuries to tissues of the lower leg, increased muscle tension elsewhere in the lower body, and more. When your foot meets hard ground unsupported, as in when walking barefoot or in flimsy shoes on hard unnatural surfaces, or when you wear shoes or insoles that dis-allow your foot to move naturally, your brain and body will have to adjust.
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